Sony: Acquisition of Bungie Represents a Major Step Forward in Becoming More Multiplatform
Summary
Yes, optimizing and testing for more platforms takes more resources, but also brings in more sales. They certainly each take separate work and optimization but theyre generally all functionally the same in capability. A mid-range current PC and a Series X (even S) is more similar to a PS5 than a PS4 in terms on what can be designed for. They should have been thinking of ways to make a PlayStation the place you want to play a game on because it offers value or unique characteristics on a PlayStation rather than because specific games are locked to it so "you might as well buy that console instead of another identical one." If its not, I buy it on XB because its the more open and unrestricted ecosystem for anything 3rd party with more versatility in hardware and how I play it (I.E.